The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-03-11

Incene . iaise scale was
perpetrated Thursday night around
Limerick, In Ireland. the victims In all
cases being persons who had paid
rents. The aggregate Of property de-
slroyed is very large.
The governor of Missouri has APP
pointed James A. Sheldon, of st.
Louis, circuit judge to fill the vacancy
caused by the selection of Judge Amos
M. Thayer for the federal bench. The
latter will succeed Judge Treat.
The new cotton-seed oil company so
long promised has been Incorporated
at Camden, N. j.. under the presidency
of Henry G. Butcher, with capital of
$5,OOO,OOO. 1t has authority to build
TWENTY-FIVE mills and six refneres.
At the opening of the new reichstag
at Berlin, the emperor's speech ex-
pressed the hope that its action would
give the nation full power to repel
attacks upon the frontiers, and thus
strengthen the guarantees of peace.
A London court imposed q sentence
of five years penal servitude upon an
alleged American judge named George
f. Anderson, who Swindled Penn
sylvanian in prosecuting suit for the
recovery of large estate in England.
The greatest puzzle in the interstate
commerce law Is the clause eXempting
from It's operations mileage, excursion,
and communication tickets. The general
passenger agents recommend uni
form rate of 2t cents for mileage tick
cts.
President Cleveland has pardoned
Joseph IL. Evans, an aged polygamist,
who has already served two years in
the Utah penitentiary, and Oscar L.
10 uin hn 1i,,r L CT,
of Newark. N. j.. already at large OH
writ OF habeas corpus.
The governor of Iowa has issued
proclamation forbidding the importa-
ton of cattle from Illinois except
under stringent regulations. Cattle
kept within the last twelve months in
Cook county are absolutely prohibited
from entering the state.
Mrs. Oscar Neebe, wife of the Chi
cago anarchist sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary, died OF apo
plexy Monday night. Mrs. Neebe's :.
illness was of short duration, scarcely
two hours elapsing between. the first
symptoms of sickness and her death.
The Congregational clergymen Of
Chicago, at their regular monthly
meeting, declined to send resolutions of
coincidence to the family of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher for fear that they would
be considered as an Endorsement of
his views Oh future salvation and pun
ishment.
The German consul general at Sofia
has demanded the release of six Bull
garian rebels, at the instance of Russia.
The German consul at Rustchuk de-
clines to surrender to the Bulgarian
authorities leader in the recent revolt
named Bolman, who claimed protection
as Russian subject.
Mother Angela, the founder of st. |
Mary's academy at NOtre Dame, died |
Friday morning, i'll her SiXty-third |
year. She was cousin of James Ct. |
Blaine, and was educated at George |
town with Mrs. General Sherman. |
During the war she rendered great |
service by opening hospitals.
The river and harbor bill passed by |
congress appropriates $4,000 for sur
veys and estimates for waterway |
from Lake Michigan to Joliet and |
thence to La Sale. which, with the inn
provement of the Illinois river, would |
permit the passage OF large vessels |
from the lakes to the Mississippi.
In a wholesale drug house at Des
MONIES, Monday evening. a driver
named Joseph Rows killed Constable |
and fred at him. The officer showed |
no warrant to search for beer, but had |
evidently entered the store for that
purpose, although three members of |
the firm hold pharmacy permits.
Nearly one hundred railway officials,
at meeting held in Chicago, resolved
to withdraw all passes except those is
sued to officials and employees, and to
give out no more. In regard to other
provisions of the interstate commerce |
law, it may be said that the indepen-
dent action of the Pennsylvania COM
pany greatly simplfied the work of
making uniform rules.
The strike at Milwaukee has been
declared off by the job printers. The
prOprietors decided to receive their |
employees again, but not as union men.
They pledged themselves never to re-
cognize the union again. The news
paper printers took no action. The |
proprietOrs will refuse to receive them |
back, as they are rapidly filling the |
places of the strikers and they have |
pledged themselves to stand by the |
new men.